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Being together brings us closer to our girls, say Southport families
Families of three girls who died at a dance workshop in July 2024 have created charities, a creative centre, and a playground to support local youth, BBC reported.
- Last year, three girls — Elsie , Alice da Silva Aguiar and Bebe King — died at a Taylor Swift-themed workshop in Southport, and a small BBC Breakfast team followed the families for nine months for a documentary airing on BBC One on Tuesday.
- Families who did not know each other before began meeting and supporting one another, with the Stancombe, Aguiar and King families sharing memories of their girls' love of dance and the Taylor Swift-themed class they attended.
- Home videos in the BBC documentary show the girls' personalities, including Elsie's `You don't need to buy a smile, you just bring up your face.`, while families channelled grief into London Marathon fundraising and opening a primary school playground.
- Parents say mutual support has been crucial, with Jenni Stancombe noting solidarity among six families and Mr King describing gatherings as protective and family-forming.
- Filmed over nine months, the programme shows how families created legacy projects in the girls' names to provide ongoing community support for young people and grieving children in Southport.
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Being together helps us with our grief, Southport families say
BBC Breakfast journalists have been following the families for the last nine months as part of a documentary.
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